The Hyperborean
| The Hyperborean | |
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| Directed by | Jesse Thomas Cook |
| Written by | Tony Burgess |
| Produced by | Jesse Thomas Cook Samuel Scott |
| Starring | Liv Collins Tony Burgess Jessica Vano Ry Barrett |
| Cinematography | Kenny MacLaughlin |
| Edited by | Mike Gallant |
| Music by | Adrian Ellis |
Production company | Collingwood Film Co. |
Release date |
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Running time | 94 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | English |
The Hyperborean is a Canadian comedy horror science fiction film, directed by Jesse Thomas Cook and released in 2023.[1]
Plot
[edit | edit source]The film centres on the wealthy owner of a whisky distillery company who summons his family to help recover a case of whisky that the company lost over 100 years ago when the ship foundered in the Canadian Arctic, but unwittingly unleash an ice mummy because a dead sailor's body was preserved in one of the whisky barrels.[2]
Cast
[edit | edit source]The cast includes Liv Collins, Tony Burgess, Jessica Vano, Ry Barrett, Jonathan Craig, Marcia Alderson, Justin Bott, Greg Collins, Justin Darmanin and Steve Kasan.
Background
[edit | edit source]It was the fourth feature film produced by the Collingwood Film Company, an independent production studio established in 2018 by Cook and Collins.[2]
Release
[edit | edit source]It premiered in October 2023 at the Forest City Film Festival,[3] where Cook and co-producer Samuel Scott also won the Pitch This competition for their future screenplay Turn It Up.[4]
Accolades
[edit | edit source]Katie Ballantyne, Jonathan Craig, and Karlee Morse received a Canadian Screen Award nomination for Best Makeup at the 12th Canadian Screen Awards in 2024.[5]
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ Andrew Mack, "THE HYPERBOREAN Trailer Exclusive: Canadian Ice Mummy Movie, Sci-fi/Comedy/Horror From The CULT HERO Team". Screen Anarchy, October 5, 2023.
- ^ a b John Edwards, "Ghost ships, whisky and aliens: Collingwood Film Company set to showcase its latest flick, ‘The Hyperborean’". Collingwood Connection, February 22, 2024.
- ^ Scott Stephenson, "Clinton-raised Samuel Scott talks horror movies, production work". Clinton Citizen, November 30, 2023.
- ^ Beatriz Baleeiro, "Attendance rebounds as Forest City Film Festival wraps eighth season". London Free Press, October 24, 2023.
- ^ "BlackBerry Leads CSA Nominations". Northern Stars, March 6, 2024.
External links
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- 2023 films
- 2023 comedy films
- 2023 horror films
- Canadian science fiction comedy films
- Canadian comedy horror films
- Canadian independent films
- 2020s English-language films
- 2020s Canadian films
- English-language Canadian films
- Canadian monster movies
- Mummy films
- Films directed by Jesse Thomas Cook
- English-language horror films